7:30 PM ET Notre Dame announced Monday that it had 18 positive tests in its latest round of COVID-19 testing of its football team. The team said those positive tests came from a round of 273 tests that were conducted between Tuesday and Saturday. The 18 players are in isolation, and of those 18, seven
7:44 PM ET Ohio State Buckeyes All-American candidates Shaun Wade and Wyatt Davis have been cleared to play this season after opting back in. Ohio State coach Ryan Day said both players would be eligible during an interview on 97.1 FM in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday. A team captain for the Buckeyes, Wade was listed
6:36 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Jay Johnstone, who won World Series championships as a versatile outfielder with the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers while being baseball’s merry prankster, has died. He was 74. He died Saturday of complications from COVID-19 and had suffered from dementia in recent years, according to
6:19 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Marcelino Ball provided a physical presence in Indiana’s secondary from the moment he stepped on the field in 2016. Now coach Tom Allen is looking for a replacement. Allen announced Monday that the fifth-year senior tore an anterior cruciate ligament during workouts last week and will miss the
5:14 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts rookie receiver Michael Pittman Jr. is sidelined indefinitely after having unexpected surgery Sunday night to deal with compartment leg syndrome in his calf, coach Frank Reich said Monday. Pittman Jr., who was taken in the second round of this year’s draft, suffered what was initially called a lower leg
6:50 PM ET New York Jets coach Adam Gase, under fire after an 0-3 start, remains committed to struggling quarterback Sam Darnold. “He just needs to keep playing,” Gase said Monday. “He needs to keep playing and keep fixing the mistakes that are made and really emphasize the things he’s doing really well, and just
5:20 PM ET The Houston Texans are bringing in safety Earl Thomas for a workout, and his signing this week is more likely than not, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Baltimore Ravens abruptly parted ways with the seven-time Pro Bowl selection in August after Thomas had an on-field altercation with teammate Chuck Clark.
6:31 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — The Miami Marlins‘ first playoff appearance since 2003 is not supposed to last long. They’re regarded as young, inexperienced overachievers who benefited from the short season and expanded playoff format. They were outscored by 41 runs this year, and no team has longer odds of winning the World
4:46 PM ET Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced Monday that Kyle Higashioka — not Gary Sanchez — will catch Gerrit Cole in Game 1 against the Indians on Tuesday. Cole had a 1.00 ERA in four starts this season with Higashioka behind the plate, but posted a 3.91 ERA in eight starts with Sanchez. “He
5:18 PM ET Doc Rivers is out as head coach of the LA Clippers, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, following a season that fell well short of championship expectations after the team landed All-Stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George last summer. Against the Denver Nuggets, the Clippers squandered a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference